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Nearly $50M USDt Lost in Address Poisoning Scam as U.S. Lawmakers Push Stronger Crypto Fraud Oversight

A crypto user reportedly lost close to $50 million in USDt in an address poisoning scam after copying a deceptive wallet address from past transactions, marking one of 2025's largest on-chain fraud losses. The victim had earlier sent a small test transfer to the correct address before mistakenly sending 49,999,950 USDt to the spoofed one. In reaction to rising crypto-related hacks and scams, U.S. lawmakers introduced the bipartisan SAFE Crypto Act to form a federal task force focused on curbing digital asset fraud and improving coordination among regulators and law enforcement.